Man, woman killed in apparent murder-suicide

Published 5:30 am, Friday, August 3, 2001

FRIENDSWOOD -- An intruder killed a woman and then himself in her Friendswood home early today after allowing the babysitter and a child to leave, police said.

The incident took place in the 16000 block of Hibiscus. The names of the dead were being withheld until their next of kin could be notified.

Acting Chief Luke Loeser said the young woman who was babysitting told police she had gotten up about 2:30 a.m. to let the family pet inside. While she was up, she a man in one of the bedrooms with the woman who owned the house, Loeser said.

The sitter called police after the man allowed her and the child to leave.